CHICAGO, March 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Grubhub, the
nation's leading pickup and delivery marketplace with the largest
restaurant network, is continuing its commitment in supporting
women-led restaurants during the third year of its
RestaurantHER initiative.
Last year Grubhub diners donated more than $1 million to the James Beard Foundation's
women's initiatives, and in 2020 the organization is putting those
funds to work. With the assistance of Grubhub, the James Beard
Foundation will be launching a new digital platform to provide
women in the industry with accessible resources, substantially
broadening its impact beyond the nearly 400 women the program now
supports annually. The platform will provide educational guides on
financing and best practices for business planning, as well as
opportunities for members to network and connect with potential
mentors through local community meet-ups and relevant industry
events. Grubhub will also continue supporting local restaurant
communities through RestaurantHER, encouraging diners to order from
the growing, first-of-its-kind map of women-led restaurants, which
now features nearly 50,000 restaurants.
"Thanks to partnerships with leaders like Grubhub, we've been
able to make a positive impact in supporting women-led restaurants
in the industry," said Clare
Reichenbach, CEO of the James Beard Foundation. "We've seen
women executive chefs grow in representation within the industry,
and although we have a long way to go to achieve gender parity,
we're certainly heading in the right direction."
"Having access to tangible resources like the James Beard
Foundation's programming is invaluable, and extending these to even
more women with support from Grubhub is very exciting. The
organization's 'Owning It' workshop was incredibly impactful,
giving us the opportunity to network and connect with other women
in the industry and provided real tools to help define, shape, and
better our business," said Valerie
Zweig, co-founder of Prescription Chicken. "From writing
down the vision for our companies to hearing from and interacting
with varied industry experts and even doing a live pitch to a panel
of investors, we left with practical tools that we have already
started implementing into our business."
Since its inception in 2018, RestaurantHER has helped raise
awareness about the long-standing issues impacting women in today's
restaurant industry. In a partnership with Women Chefs &
Restaurateurs (WCR), Grubhub supported the development of "Sharpen
Your Skills," a toolkit for aspiring female chefs and culinary
leaders to help women navigate and address the challenges they face
in the restaurant industry. Additionally, Grubhub contributed to
WCR's scholarship and mentorship programs, assisting and connecting
over a dozen women in the culinary industry through formal
apprenticeships.
"We're proud to continue our efforts to drive change in the
restaurant industry. Gender equality is important to us, and it's
important to our diners, too," said Jessica
Burns, Vice President of Brand Marketing and Creative at
Grubhub. "While there's still progress to be made, women now make
up 22% of all chefs and head cooks, a rise from just over 19% in
2017. At the end of the day, we have a responsibility to raise
awareness and give a voice to women in today's industry, and with
partners like the James Beard Foundation we're able to do just
that."
For more information on Grubhub's RestaurantHER initiative or to
check out the map of women-led restaurants, visit
RestaurantHER.com. To find out more about the James Beard
Foundation's women's initiatives, visit JamesBeard.org.
About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is a leading
online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace with the
largest and most comprehensive network of restaurant partners, as
well as more than 22 million active diners. Dedicated to connecting
diners with the food they love from their favorite local
restaurants, Grubhub elevates food ordering through innovative
restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved
delivery experience. Grubhub features over 300,000 restaurants and
is proud to partner with more than 155,000 of these restaurants in
over 3,200 U.S. cities and London.
The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless,
LevelUp, AllMenus and MenuPages.
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